Enclave (video game)

2002 video game

2002 video game

Enclave

European Xbox cover art

Developer(s)| Starbreeze Studios
Publisher(s)| Xbox

* EU: Swing! Entertainment
* NA: Conspiracy Games

Windows

* EU: Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
* NA: Black Label Games

Wii, Mac, Linux
TopWare Interactive
Producer(s)| Nick Kyriakidis
Designer(s)| Magnus Högdahl
Jens Andersson
Mikael Wahlberg
Programmer(s)| Magnus Högdahl
Erik Olofsson
Platform(s)| Xbox
Microsoft Windows
Wii
OS X
Linux
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Release| Xbox[1]

* PAL: July 19, 2002
* NA: July 29, 2002

Windows[2]

* NA: March 11, 2003
* PAL: September 12, 2003

Wii

* PAL: May 22, 2012

Mac

* WW: November 15, 2013

Linux

* WW: November 10, 2016

Switch, PS4, Xbox One

* WW: June 29, 2023

Genre(s)| Action role-playing
Mode(s)| Single-player

Enclave is an action role-playing game developed by Starbreeze Studios and released for the Xbox in July 2002. Set in a medieval fantasy realm, players can choose to take on the role of either a "Warrior of Light" or a "Minion of Darkness", complete with separate and unique missions reflecting the nature of that decision.

A Microsoft Windows port was released in March 2003. A GameCube version was also in development but was eventually cancelled in early 2003. A Wii port, titled Enclave: Shadows of Twilight, was originally slated for the middle of June 2010,[3] and was released in Europe on May 22, 2012.[4] On October 4, 2013, the game was re-released on Steam and GOG.com and made available on OS X and Linux platforms.[5] A remaster published by Ziggurat Interactive titled Enclave HD was released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on June 29, 2023.[6]

## Gameplay

[edit]

Enclave is a third-person action role-playing game mixing puzzles, shooting, sword fights and more in a level-based structure. The player uses medieval and magical weapons to fight enemies. It also includes an optional first-person mode if the player chooses. At the beginning of each mission, the player chooses a character to control. With the character selected, the player selects weapons and gear to equip for the mission. Gold is required to equip all gear. During each mission, the player collects gold and gems to increase the starting gold available at the start of each mission.

## Plot

[edit]

This article's plot summary needs to be improved. Please help do so. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (March 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

One thousand years ago, the Dreg'Atar armies of the demon lord known as Vatar had all but destroyed the people of Celenheim. In an act of desperation, the high wizard Zale sundered the land and created a rift around Celenheim, keeping the armies of Vatar at bay. In time, Celenheim forgot the war and forgot Vatar as they went about their daily affairs. Now, the rift is closing, and evil threatens the land once again. An unlikely hero, freed from prison by happenstance, must rise and fight for Light or Darkness, to either destroy the demon king Vatar or kill the queen of Celenheim.

## Reception

[edit]

According to GameRankings, the game received the average score of 75.04% for the PC[7] and 70.78% for the Xbox version.[8] According to Metacritic, the PC version received 71% and the Xbox version received 66%.[9]

In October 2013, Enclave was re-released on Steam and as of January 2017 has sold approximately 1.5 million copies through the Steam marketplace.[5]

## Cancelled sequel

[edit]

In March 2003, Starbreeze announced that Enclave II was in development for Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows. It was supposed to feature a new fighting system and full motion capture, with single-player and both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes planned. The player character was Erlendur, a young Ancestor sorcerer apprentice, and his quest was to reach Enclave before the evil sorceress Callia does.[10] However, the features were axed and the game was canceled when Starbreeze got into legal troubles with Swing! Entertainment. The game was reworked into Knights of the Temple a few months after the announcement.[11]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Enclave Release Information for Xbox". GameFAQs. July 29, 2002. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
2. ^ "Enclave Release Information for PC". GameFAQs. March 10, 2003. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
3. ^ "Enclave – Shadows of Twilight Prepares for Early Summer Launch". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
4. ^ "TopWare Resurrects Enclave Wii-Make". Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
5. ^ a b "Enclave -". SteamSpy – All the data about Steam games. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
6. ^ "Enclave HD". IGN. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
7. ^ "Enclave for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
8. ^ "Enclave for Xbox". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
9. ^ "Enclave". Metacritic.
10. ^ "Enclave II First Look". IGN. March 6, 2003. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
11. ^ Redaktion, GameStar (May 17, 2003). "Knights of the Templar ist Enclave 2". GameStar (in German). Retrieved October 30, 2024.

## External links

[edit]

* Enclave at MobyGames

* v
* t
* e

Starbreeze Studios

Overkill Software games|

| Payday series|

* Payday: The Heist
* Payday 2
* Payday 3

|

Other games|

* Overkill's The Walking Dead

Starbreeze games|

| Riddick series|

* The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
* The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

|

Other games|

* The Outforce
* Enclave
* Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade
* The Darkness
* Syndicate
* Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

*[WW]: Worldwide
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template